Pakistan, Jan. 14 -- Pakistan's Foreign Office on Wednesday dismissed recent comments by India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, saying the rhetoric reflects New Delhi's hate-mongering driven by imagined historical vendettas rather than responsible diplomacy. The statement came amid growing attention across the region over Doval's speech to young Indian delegates.

FO spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said Pakistan had taken note of Doval's remarks, made during the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue on January 10. He criticised the language used, arguing it undermines regional stability and substitutes historical grievances for statecraft.

"And such rhetoric is hardly surprising coming from camouflaged hate-mongers," Andrabi add...